Tony
03-10-2008, 11:21 PM
How to Partition in Windows Vista (Extend and Shrink)?
info provided by our in house pc expert readmetoo!!
With Windows Vista, there is no need of any other third party application such as Partition Magic, Disk Director or any other Partition Manager. Windows now has the inbuilt partition manager which is very easy to use.
Shrinking Windows Vista Partitions or partitioning:
This allows you to create a new partition or shrink any existing partition. Follow these steps.
Step 1: The options are available at ‘Disk Management’.
Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Double Click Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk Management.
Step 2: Now, right click the partition you want to shrink and select the shrink option.
Step 3: In the pop-up box, Enter the amount you want to shrink the partition by (By default, the maximum is entered).
Step 4: Click Shrink and That’s it! Now you have a new partition to use. You can then right click the new partition and format it the way you want it.
Extending Windows Vista Partitions:
This allows you to extend a partition or merge two partitions. Follow these steps.
Step 1: The options are available at ‘Disk Management’.
Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Double Click Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk Management.
Step 2: Now, right click the partition you want to extend and select the extend option.
Step 3: Click Next in the Extend Volume Wizard.
Step 4: It will list all the free space available that you can add to the particular partition that you want to extend.
Step 5: Select the amount of amount of space that you want to extend in by.
Step 6: Click Next and Confirm and Finish. That’s it! You have extended the partition.
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info provided by our in house pc expert readmetoo!!
With Windows Vista, there is no need of any other third party application such as Partition Magic, Disk Director or any other Partition Manager. Windows now has the inbuilt partition manager which is very easy to use.
Shrinking Windows Vista Partitions or partitioning:
This allows you to create a new partition or shrink any existing partition. Follow these steps.
Step 1: The options are available at ‘Disk Management’.
Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Double Click Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk Management.
Step 2: Now, right click the partition you want to shrink and select the shrink option.
Step 3: In the pop-up box, Enter the amount you want to shrink the partition by (By default, the maximum is entered).
Step 4: Click Shrink and That’s it! Now you have a new partition to use. You can then right click the new partition and format it the way you want it.
Extending Windows Vista Partitions:
This allows you to extend a partition or merge two partitions. Follow these steps.
Step 1: The options are available at ‘Disk Management’.
Start Menu -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Double Click Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk Management.
Step 2: Now, right click the partition you want to extend and select the extend option.
Step 3: Click Next in the Extend Volume Wizard.
Step 4: It will list all the free space available that you can add to the particular partition that you want to extend.
Step 5: Select the amount of amount of space that you want to extend in by.
Step 6: Click Next and Confirm and Finish. That’s it! You have extended the partition.
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